Articles and features
11/03/2022
Commentary: A case of wrongful conception
Commentary: A case of wrongful conception
Time to read article: 4 mins
Dr Beth Walker, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection, analyses a recent case and looks at what it means for clinicians
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GMC progress on equality targets welcome, but more action needed
Time to read article: 1 mins
Medical Protection welcomes the GMC progress on equality targets, but says more is action needed as 2026 target looms.
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Articles and features
08/03/2022
Providing support to refugee healthcare workers
Providing support to refugee healthcare workers
Time to read article: 2 mins
Medical Protection is proud to support the excellent work of a not-for-profit organisation in the north-west of England. Find out about REACHE North West and its work to help refugee and asylum-seeking healthcare professionals get ready for the NHS
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GMC report on doctors who have died while under investigation welcomed
Time to read article: 2 mins
MPS launches ambitious research initiative to improve patient safety and clinician wellbeing
Time to read article: 3 mins
Medical Protection Society (MPS) has today launched the MPS Foundation; a new, global, not-for-profit research initiative to help shape the future of patient safety through the funding of ambitious research.
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Non-therapeutic circumcision - UK
Time to read article: 2 mins
Non-therapeutic circumcision of male children is carried out for religious or ritual reasons and is generally not available on the NHS.1 There is also a significant issue related to the appropriateness of the facilities in which the operation is carried out and a lack of formal training and certification in circumcision.
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Additional GMC guidance welcomed
Time to read article: 1 mins
The GMC has issued additional guidance to support case handlers in considering the specific Covid-19 circumstances when assessing a complaint against a doctor.
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Can I provide advice or prescribe medication to family and friends?
Time to read article: 3 mins
Dr Gabrielle Pendlebury, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection, looks at this increasingly common dilemma
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MPS comment on Government response to Paterson Inquiry
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MPS comments on the Government's response to Paterson Inquiry.
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